On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 07:50:30PM +0200, Wolfgang Denk wrote:> I do like it very much when all code I write is GPLed, but there are> situations where a there are good reasons for some application code> to remain closed.

Yeah, like you're trying to make money. Which is fine. But if that "application" needs to use the RT/Linux patent in order to work, iteither has to buy a license or be GPLed.

It's somewhat two faced that the protesters here are arguing thateverything has to be free in order for Linux to be used as a RT platform,but then come back and complain that the FSMlabs patent says everythinghas to be free if you don't want to pay.

Maybe Victor should have used a different model: if no money changes hands,then it's free to use the patent, if money changes hand, FSMlabs wants a cut. I think that was the intent, but as with all things, it's hard to state that clearly in a legal document. If that was the intent, I supportit, I think it's perfectly reasonable. -- ---Larry McVoy lm at bitmover.com http://www.bitmover.com/lm-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.orgMore majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/